Germany Produces 60% More Solar in 2011
In a good news story, Germany produced 60% more solar in 2011 than 2010. That’s 18 Billion kWh and brings energy produced from low carbon sources in Germany to 19.9% of their energy use.
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India is Surprisingly On-Target for 20,000 MW of Solar by 2020
Vikas Bajaj reports in the NY Times that India is surprising many with their progress towards what were thought to be over ambitious solar targets. Their auction process combined with global drops in solar equipment prices put them on target for 20,000 megawatts of solar power by 2020.
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Cleantechnica Looks at Both Sides in The China Solar Trade Dispute
The US solar industry seems split over low cost Chinese solar product. On one side are some US and German solar manufacturers who want action taken against China. Many in the US solar industry to not agree and see the lowering of global solar prices as a good thing and the tariffs being sought as harmful. Zachary Shahan at Cleantechnica presents both sides in this post if you want to get to grips with the issue.
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